Game Recap
Final
Sunday, September 20, 2026
Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
BOS
Boston Red Sox
81-74 · L1
1
Final
TB
Tampa Bay Rays
94-61 · W1
5
Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston Red Sox 5-1 at Tropicana Field. Griffin Jax earned the win; Patrick Sandoval took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| TB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 4 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 1st
Jonny DeLuca doubles (22) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Roman Anthony. Yandy Díaz scores. Ryan Vilade scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd.
0-2
▼ 1st
Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nate Eaton. Junior Caminero scores. Jonny DeLuca scores.
0-4
▼ 4th
Victor Mesa Jr. homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field.
0-5
▲ 9th
Trevor Story homers (5) on a fly ball to left field.
1-5
Key Performers
Trevor Story
BOS
1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Victor Mesa Jr.
TB
1-2, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Chandler Simpson
TB
1-3, 2 RBI
Jonny DeLuca
TB
1-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| BOS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Anthony LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jahmai Jones DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Adley Rutschman C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Trevor Story SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mickey Gasper DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Caleb Durbin 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nate Eaton RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jarren Duran CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Nick Sogard 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| TB | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Walls SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ryan Vilade 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Chandler Simpson LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jonny DeLuca CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Nick Fortes C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Yandy Díaz DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ben Williamson 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Victor Mesa Jr. RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Junior Caminero 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Pitching
| BOS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandoval (L, 1-7) | 7.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 94-69 | 5.15 |
| Guerrero | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12-9 | 3.18 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| TB | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jax (W, 8-10) | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 74-47 | 3.62 |
| Sulser | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 4.39 |
| Hopkins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14-10 | 6.00 |
| Matz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14-9 | 5.49 |
| Johnson, T | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13-9 | 5.79 |
| Kelly | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-3 | 2.49 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Research Not included in official record
NRFI: NRFI model leaned lean nrfi at 58% First 5: F5 model leaned away at 53%